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Local youth soccer players were treated to a rare opportunity this past weekend when Danny Owen, head coach of womens' soccer at William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Mississippi visited North Bay to conduct a training session with North Bay Youth

Photo by Kate Adams. The North Bay Bulldogs have sent a message to the rest of the NFC. The Bulldogs knocked off the first place Toronto Raiders 17-14 Saturday night, and showed a lot of toughness and grit in the process.

The North Bay Bulldogs take to the field this Saturday in hopes of getting their record to 3-2 against the first place Toronto Raiders. The Bulldogs, who sit in seventh place, would not only improve their record to above .

Former North Bay Trapper Claude Noel has been named the new assistant coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Osprey Links Men's Night - July 4th, 2007 - Burrows 2 Man Scramble A Flight 1st - Marlon Stewart & Mike Watson 31 2nd - John Parson & John Demers 33 3rd - Glen Brophy & Bob Walpole 34 B Flight 1st - D'Arcy Black & John Jessen 35 2nd - Chip Stroud & B

Organizers of the 17th Annual East Side Mario’s Charity Golf Classic remind the public that spots are still available for the four-person scramble event which takes place at Clear Springs Golf Course at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July 27th.

The 22nd edition of the Guardian Ladies Invitational will take place this weekend July 7th & 8th at the North Bay Golf & Country Club. More than 110 ladies will be vying for top spot in this two-day low gross event.

Nipissing University Athletics will be hosting a youth volleyball camp August 13-17 at the Robert J Surtees Student Athletics Centre.

Greg de Vries is seen here putting on his Avalanche Jersey with the Stanley Cup in tow as the Sundridge native brought the Cup to his hometown after winning it with the Colorado Avalanche back in 2001. Photo by Amanda Anderson.

Despite the salary cap the spending was almost unprecedented as the NHL's unrestricted free agent season opened at noon on July 1st.